Rail anchor



` Apr. 10,1923'.

w. BRUNYAN RAIL ANCHOR` y Filed June 5, 1922 Patented Apr. 140, 1923.

WILLIAM B. RUNYAN, or, Darren, oIIIo, AssIGNoR rro MITGIIELLRAII. ANCHORv COMPANY, INC., orDA'r'roN, oHIo,

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RAIL ANCHOR.`

Application lfiled .Tune 5,-

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. RAUNYAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain ,new and useful Improvements in Rail Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for preventing the longitudinaly creeping movement of railway'rails, devicesof this class being commonly called antiecre'epers,rail stays, or rail anchors.

The invention has for certain of its objects the provisionv of'an improved rail anchor which will f ybe relatively light in weight, yet possess the necessary strength and rigidity to withstand the severe stresses to which devices ofl this character are subjected when in service, which may be easily applied to a rai-l,` which may be applied to rails having base flanges oivarying widths and be locked in its rail clamping position on such rails, and which is so formed that it may be made of cast metal without the use of cores in'the'mold in which it is formed, thereby eiecting a substantial saving `in the cost of labor and material inthe manufacture of devices of this character; 'i

Another object is toprovide an improved rail anchor of a two piece type consisting of a yoke and a wedge`r in which the wedge is-so engaged Vwith the yoke thatvit is held in alignment withy an associated jaw portion of the yoke when it is being drivenl into wedging engagement between the rail and yoke member, and which isvso formed that when in itswedging position it'will permit the anchor to be driven to a slightly diagonal position across the rail base so. as to elect a shackle hold on opposite edges of the rail base when such shackle hold isv desirable. j i l j Another and more specific Objectis to provide one of the members oit' the anchor Vwith al bendable portion adapted to be bent into engagement with the other member of the anchor to lock the wedge 4member in position when the same is driven home'and, when desired, to lock the wedge-keyl in an intermediate position, thereby yaccommodat- Iing yrails having base ianges of different sizes Without danger of the key-#being not lthe railV base.

1922. seria; No. 565,873'.y

.fully driven home-backing outl of d' wedging engagement@ .A l n ,l Another object is to provide a cast metal rail anchor having a yoke member formed with jaws which`V project over the. upper surfaceV of fthe rail base aty opposite sides of` the rail vand a body` portion which extends under'v'the rail base, the portions of said body,l adjacentsaid jaws being so Iformed as Vto provide openings beneath said jaws,

whereby the coi-esl heretofore used in the molds in ,which castings of this character` are formed, are not required'tofform'y the yoke with the recessed jaw portions; The invention has forfurther objects the novel constructions," arrangements and combinationvv of Vparts andv Vdevices hereinafter described and claimed for: carrying outthe above stated obj ectsandsuch'other objects as will appear from the following'description of a preferred embodiment of my invention.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanyingdrawing,y

wherein likel characters of reference designate corresponding parts and wherein:

Figj l is a plan view of a Arail anchor con# structed in' accordance with my invention applied to the base flange of a Arailroad rail. Fig. 2 is a cross section through the rail taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l, showing my improved rail anchor in vsidel elevation, and 1 also illustrating` in"I dottedflines the man1 yoke member is" applied Ito l ner inwhich the Fig. 3 is a view inperspective ofthe yoke member of lmy improved rail anchor, and f Fig. 4 is a viewin perspective of the key member employed in connection withthey yokel member shown in Fig. 3.' j 1 j In the accompanying drawing I have shown, in Figs. Vl andv2, my preferred type of rail anchor applied -in its operative posir` tion on the base of va 4railway rail, indicated by the reference character 10,y and abutting against one of the cross ,ties 11 on which the rail is supported. I j

The .anchor deviceg consists -of a" rail embracing yoke member 12' and a wedge key ladapted tobe driven into -wedging engagement between a portion vof'the'yoke and the base'flange of a rail. `The yoke member 12, described more Specifically, cone f sists of a body portion 14 which extends across a rail base and is formed at one end with ajaw portion 15 formed with a relatively short hook or lip member 16 which projects over the upper surface of one of the base flanges of the rail. The recess defined by saidj'aw p'ort'ionis preferably vof the same configuration the edge of the railv base withv which it is engaged. The other end of the body portion of the anchor is formed with a j aw portion 18 having a lip 19 `which projects over the upper surface of the rail base 4,at thegother side of the rail. This aw portion defines a recess` 2O which is somewhat wider and deeperthan the recess 17 and the vertical wall 21 thereof is spaced away from theadjacent vertical edge of the rail base when'fthe anchor is in its applied position on the rail; The key 13 is in the form of a lwedge and is preferablyangular in cross section and is drivenbetween the upper and verticalwallsof the recess 2() and the adjacent edge of the rail base. The key is yformed with a `depending web 22 which intervenes between the vertical edge of the rail base andthe kwall 21 of the jaw 18 though does not, ordinarily, effect a wedging engagementwith said wall or with the vertical edge of. the rail base; the grip of the anchor on the rail being effected, preferably, by kmeans of a wedging engagement of the key 13 with. the inclined `upper surface of the rail ,base andthe under surface ofthe lip 19 ofthe yoke. The clearance between the wall 21 and the outer vertical wall of the key 13 permits the yoke to be driven to a slightly diagonal position across the rail base without affecting the wedging engagement between the key 13 and the lip 19 of the yoke, thereby providing in addition to the wedging frictional grip, above described, a shackle grip between the. rear edge 27 of the jaw vland one :edge of the rail and the forward edge 2S of the key 13 a-nd theopposite edge of the rail base (Fig. 1) when the width of the rail base is such as to permit the yoke to .be moved tosuchangular position. In order to maintain the key 13 in alignment with the awportion 19 of the yoke-that is to say, to preventit from creeping upwardly on the inclined surface of the rail base, when it is being driven to its wedging position, l preferably form its upper surface with a .groeve 23 which receives a rib 24 `formed on thel'ower surface of the lip 19 of the yoke member. When the key is driven home it mayl be locked in this position by bending downwardly ra locking tongue 25` formed on the lip 19 of the yoke so that the tongue will assume a" position backrofya shoulder 26 fornfledy on. the upper surface of the key. If therail base be of such size that the key 13 assumes a" tight wedgingengagement before itis driven entirely home, the key may be locked in such intermediate position by bending the rear portion only of the lip 25 downwardly to a position back of the shoulder 26 of the key. t t .Y t y,

One end of the yoke member, preferably, the jaw end 15, is provided with a tie-abut ting foot 34; which bears against one of the vertical faces of theadjacent'cross tie 11.

1n order to minimize' thecos't of manufacturing my improved anchor device, I preferv ably form the body portion of the yoke member adjacent its ,ends somewhat wider than the lips 16 and 19 of the aws and form theA body at points below the lips 16 and 19 with openings 29 and 430, respectively. lThese openings are preferably flush with the verf tical walls 17v and 21 of the jaws and are ,of slightly greater area than the. lips of the jawsso that the sand in the mold, in which the yokeis cast, may be divided along a line flush with the upper surface of the body of the yoke. The sand in the lower section of the mold extends through openings in theof the body surrounding the openings 29and 30 are reinforced by 'vertically` disposed strengtheningvribs L,31 and 32. e

The key and yoke members e. for convenience are preferably bound together for shipment. key with, an opening33 through which la wire or other suitable means may be passed to firmly attach the wedge 13 to the yoke, and thereby avoid danger of the wedge of any particular yoke being misplaced or lost in transit'. l

In applying the anchor to a rail, the yoke member ispositioned under the rail with the lip .portion 19 thereofprojecting over one of the edges of the rail base injsubstantially the same manner as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The yoke is then raised to the full line positionand movedlaterally, that is, toward the left of Fig. 2 until the lip 16 of the j aw 15 is in firm engagement with the upper surface of the other side of the rail base. The yoke may then be positioned with the tie abutting foot engagingone of the vertical faces of the tie 11 `and the keyT This is expedited by ,providingthe- 13 driven into wedging engagement between v the rail base and the lip 19 ofthe j aw 18.

If desired, however, theyoke maybe positioned slightly away from the tie 111 and driven upon the key4 13. In either event, when: the key 13 has assumed the desired wedging position between the rail kbase and jaw 18 the tongue 25 maybe bent downwardly so as to stand back of the Shoulder in its applied position.

lVhilo l have described my invention in 26 of the kei,7 and thereby lock the anchor connection with one specific embodiment, it will be obvious that the features above disclosed maybe employed in connection'with the manufacture of devices having different structural features from that shown and described herein, it will therefore be under'- stood that l. do not wish 'to confine myself to the various structural features shown andy Q. A rail anchor comprising a rail base en-v gaging member and a wedge adapted to have a wedging4 engagement between said member and the upper surface of the basel of the rail, said member and wedge being interlocked with each other to maintain the wedge in alignment with said member when the` wedge is being forced to' its operative position. i f f 3. A rail anchor comprising a rail base engaging member having -a jaw which projects over the upper surface of the rail base and a wedge adaptedto have aA wedging en-y gagement between said jaw andthe upper surface of the railbase, said member and wedge being interlocked with each other to maintain the wedge in alignment with said Amember whenl the wedge is being forced `to its operative position. y

1i. A rail anchor comprising av rail base engaging member having a aw which pro.- jects over the upper surface of the rail base, and a wedge adapted to have a wedging engagement between said jaw andthe upper surface of the rail base,`said jaw being provided with a rib and `the wedge with a groove-to receive said rib, whereby 'the engaging member and wedge have an interlocking engagement to maintain the wedge in alignment with said member vwhile the wedge is being forced to its operative posi tion.`

5. A rail an-chor comprising a rail engaging yoke formed at one end with `a jaw to engage one edge of the base ofthe rail, at the other end with a jaw portion havinga lip which extends over the other edge of the rail base, and a key member adapted to have la wedging engagement between said lip of the yoke andthe adjacent. edge of the rail base. said lip and key vbeingformed to provide an interlockingfenfgagement to maintain I the key in-"`subst'antial alignmentwith said lip when the wedge isjbeingdriven to its operative position.v I i 6. Airail anchorcomprising a rail base engaging yoke formed at onefendwith a jaw to engage one edgeoftherail base, at the other end with a jaw portion'having a lipy which extends overth'e upper edge of the"` rail base, and 'a key member adapted to have a wedging engagement between said lipof the yoke and the adjacent edge of the rail base', said lipbeinjgfl formed with a rib and said key having a recessto receive said rib', whereby the key is interlocked with 'said lip `so as to prevent the key from creeping upwardly' on the rail base 'while rit is being driven to its operative position.

7; A rail anchor comprising a rail base engaging vyoke formed 'at one end' with a jaw to'engage one edge of the rail base, `at the other end with a jaw portion having a4 lip which extends over the upper edge vof said base,y anda key member adapted tohave awedging engagement between said lip of the yoke and the adjacent edge Hof the rail base, -said lip being formed on its under surface with a rib and said key having a recess von its top ysurface to'.y receive said riby whereby the key is interlocked with said lip so asfto prevent the key from "creeping upwardly on the erativfe position. I

Y8. A rail anchor comprising a rail engaging yoke' formed at one Iend with means for rail base while it is being driven toits opengaging one edgevof a rail' base and at'the i.

other end with 'a jaw having a lip which projects over the other edge yof the rail-base,

a wedge adapted to be driven between said rail base and the ylip of said awfmeans for maintaining' the wedge iii-substantial alignment with said aw while the wedge is being I driven to .its applied "position-5 Aand means bendableon a line longitudinally of 'said wedge to look 'said wedgein its applied posi* tion.

9. A rail anchor. comprising a rail fer'ifgga'gii-y ing yoke formed at one end with meansffor engaging-"one edge of a rail base and at'the other end with a i aw having a lip which proy jects over' thel other edge of the railfbasej a wedge adapted'to be driven between -said rail base and the lip of said jaw,l means for main-v taining ythe wedge in substantial alignment 'with 'said jaw while the wedge is being driven to its applied.' position. comprising a rib formed 'on the under surface of said lip adapted to extend into a recess Aformed in the top surface 'of the key,"an'd means bendable on a line longitudinally of saida'vedge to lock said wedgein applied position.- I

10.. A rail anchorcomprising a rail engaging member formed at one endwith means for 'engaging 'one edge of arail base and atfthe other end'fwith a 4jaw having alip'which projects over the other edge ofthe rail base, a. wedge-ada ted tobe driven between said rail base anc the lip of said jaw, means `for maintaining the wedge in `substantial alignment lwith said jaw while the wedgeis being driven'to its applied position comprising a rib formed on the under surface of said lip adapted to extend into a recess formed in the top surface lor said wedge member, and a lug` on said lip which is bendable on a line longitudinally of said wedge to lock the same in its applied position. j

l11. A rail anchor comprising a yoke having jaws which extend over opposite edges of the rail base, and a'wedgekey adapted to be driven between the rail base and one .of said jaws, said wedge being formed with a shoulder and the yoke being formedwith a lug bendable on a line .longitudinally or" said wedge to a positionback of said shoulder.

`12. A rail anchor comprising a yoke having jaws which extend over opposite edges of the rail base, and a wedge adapted to be driven between the rail base and one of said jaws, said wedge being formed on one of its longitudinal surfaces with a shoulder1 and the yoke being formed with a .lug bendablel on a line longitudinally/of' said wedge to position back of said shoulder.

13. A rail anchor comprising a yoke having jaws which extend over opposite edges of the rail base, and a wedge adapted to be driven between the rail base and'one of said jaws, and meansfor locking the wedge in various positions comprising a shoulder on said wedge and a lug on the yoke adapted to be bent on a line longitudinally of said` wedge so that a portion of said lug extends back of said shoulder.

14. A rail anchor comprising a yoke'having jaws which extend vover opposite edges of Vthe rail base and a wedge key angular in cross section which extends over the vertical edge and top surface of the rail base and is adapted to be driven between the rail base and one ot said jaws, said wedge being formed with a shoulder andthe yoke being` formed with a lug bendable on a line longitudinally of said wedge key to a position back of said shoulder.

15. A rail anchor comprising a yoke formed at one end with means for engaging` one edge of a rail base and at the other end with a jawhaving a wall -spaced away from thevertical edge of the rail base atthe other side of the rail and with a lip portion which extends vover the upper surface of the rail base7 an angular key member having a portion intervening between said vertical edge of the rail base and said wall ofl said jaw which is normally out of engagement with said wall and with a portion adapted to have a wedging engagement with sait lip and the upper surface of said rail base; said key member and jaw being so proportioned 'as to permit the yoke member to assume a slight diagonal position across the rail base to effect a shackle hold of the anchor on opposite edges of said base.

16. A rail anchor comprising a castmetal member having a body portion and an angularly disposed jaw which together define a recess; the said .body portion being formed with an opening below said angularly di-sposed jaw, for the purpose described.

- 17. A rail anchor comprising a cast metal member having a body portion and an angularly disposed jaw which overhangs a portion of said body and which together with said body define a recess adapted to receive one edge of a rail base; the said body portion being formed at a point below said overhanging portion with an opening, rfor the purpose described.

18. A rail anchor comprising a cast metal member having 'a body portion and an angularly. disposed jaw which overhangs a portion of said body and which together with said body deiines a recess adapted to receive one edge ofa` rail base; the said body portion being formed below said overhanging portion with an opening ot' greater area than said overhanging portion, for the Apurpose described.

19. A rail anchor comprising a oastmetal member having a body portion and an angularly disposed jaw which overhangs a portion of said body to provide a recess adapted to receive one edge of a rail base; the said body portion being formed below said overhanging portion with an opening of greater area than said overhanging portion, for the purpose described, and formed with rigiditying ribs surrounding said openings.

20. A rail anchor comprising a rail base embracing member having a body portion which extends under the base or' a" rail and formed at its ends with j awshaving angularly disposed lips which project over the upper surfaces of the rail base, the said lips being made narrower than the lends of said body portion, and said body portion being formed with openings below said lip, for the purpose described. j l

21. A rail anchor comprising a rail base embracing yoke having a body portion which extends under the base of a rail and formed at its ends with jaws having substantially vertical walls with angularly disposed lips, the latter of'whifoh project over the upper surfaces of the rail base, the said lips being made narrower than the ends of said body portion and said body portion being formed with openings below said lips, one edge of the openings, in each case, being detined'by the inne-r face of said Verticalwall portion of the adjacent jaw', for the purpose described.

22. A rail anchor comprising a cast metal member formed at opposite ends with angularly disposed jaw portions adapt-ed to being narrower' than ythe ends ofsaid bodyof overhang the upper surfaces of a rail base the anchor and the said body being formed and a wedge key member, angular in cross With openings below the said angularly disl0 section, adapted to be forced between one posed portions of said jaws for the purpose of said j aws and the adjacent edge of said described, v rail base to effect a clamping engagement of said device on the rail; said jaw portions VILLAM B. RUNYAN. 

